I am currently considering switching from Debian-Stable to FreeBSD for my development server.
Could anyone comment on this on issues of
1) Package Management System
2) PHP compatibility issues (would PHP codes from Debian work on FreeBSD without bug)
3) PostgreSQL compatibility issues (would SQL from Debian work on FreeBSD without bug)
4) And any other points/advise/comments that you would like to share
Regards
Mian
Advise needed: Migrating from Debian to FreeBSD
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My thoughts also.phice wrote:2) PHP compatibility issues (would PHP codes from Debian work on FreeBSD without bug)
Apart from directory locations, configuration settings (like config.php files), and the like - you shouldn't have a problem at all with using the same PHP code.
Operating system doesn't have much to do with how your code will operate--barring any use of OS-specific things like [php_man]win32api[/php_man] and shell commands via [php_man]exec[/php_man]().
As long as you coded your code to be portable, besides updating a few config settings, you should be good to go.
Configuring FreeBSD is not fun
Configuration wise, i think Debian is easier. I have been messing around with FreeBSD minimum installation for the entire night and stil hasn't gotten far.
When i install Apache using the sysinstall since i forgot to install Ports. I couldn't find the httpd.conf file anywhere. I checked the FreeBSD handbook and the mentioned directory doesn't even exist let alone the file.
Just frustrating, hate confguring stuff like this.
Regards
Mian
P.S. Any one has good newbie resources for newbie on FreeBSD please post it so i can read. Don't give me FreeBSD Handbook though, its too comprehensive for my current tired-state liking.
When i install Apache using the sysinstall since i forgot to install Ports. I couldn't find the httpd.conf file anywhere. I checked the FreeBSD handbook and the mentioned directory doesn't even exist let alone the file.
Just frustrating, hate confguring stuff like this.
Regards
Mian
P.S. Any one has good newbie resources for newbie on FreeBSD please post it so i can read. Don't give me FreeBSD Handbook though, its too comprehensive for my current tired-state liking.
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